lcookie Posted August 2, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Been reading a lot about seaweed being an issue at the beaches on several islands. Anyone been to the beaches in Cozumel recently? Got a cruise planned for Sept and trying to figure out my excursions. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeWobegon Posted August 2, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Didnt see much on Cozumel last month in 11 days but lots on Playa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcookie Posted August 2, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted August 2, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Didnt see much on Cozumel last month in 11 days but lots on Playa. Your reviews suggest you were mainly at SW beach clubs? Did you get over to east coast? If it was bad in Playa I would expect it to be bad at Rasta’s, Punta Morena? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandaepperson21 Posted August 2, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I’m at Paradise Beach today and the seaweed is so bad I don’t even want to go to the beach. It’s nasty. Wish we had gone to Playa Mia so the kids could have more than the pool to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcookie Posted August 3, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I’m at Paradise Beach today and the seaweed is so bad I don’t even want to go to the beach. It’s nasty. Wish we had gone to Playa Mia so the kids could have more than the pool to enjoy. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted August 3, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 3, 2018 This is a problem all along the coast of Central America. Worse this year than in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted August 3, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Plan on a west coast beach to maximize your experience as the east coasts of Coz and the Riviera Maya are being impacted the most. Most reviews from land-based visitors to the west coast are very good. [EDIT] This is affecting the entire Carib, not just the western areas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkordkruisers Posted August 7, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 7, 2018 We are going to Nachi Cocom next week on our RCI cruise. I contacted Nachi Cocom to ask about the sea weed and if their beaches were affected. I was assured there is no sea weed on their beach. That made my day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexEm Posted August 11, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 11, 2018 We were on Cozumel last Friday. East side beaches had a lot of seaweed! (Although it looked like s small area at Chen Rio was cleared.). We stopped at Uvas on the west side on the way back to the ship and it was cleared, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcookie Posted August 14, 2018 Author #11 Share Posted August 14, 2018 We are going to Nachi Cocom next week on our RCI cruise. I contacted Nachi Cocom to ask about the sea weed and if their beaches were affected. I was assured there is no sea weed on their beach. That made my day!! Please report after your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcookie Posted August 14, 2018 Author #12 Share Posted August 14, 2018 We were on Cozumel last Friday. East side beaches had a lot of seaweed! (Although it looked like s small area at Chen Rio was cleared.). We stopped at Uvas on the west side on the way back to the ship and it was cleared, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseMomTX Posted August 15, 2018 #13 Share Posted August 15, 2018 We are going to Nachi Cocom next week on our RCI cruise. I contacted Nachi Cocom to ask about the sea weed and if their beaches were affected. I was assured there is no sea weed on their beach. That made my day!! We were at Nachi Cocom last week and no seaweed there! The beach was nice and if you snorkel, take your own, go to the far right of their beach area where the rope is and snorkel in that area and out deeper. Our kids found small stingrays, starfish and there was an eel an lobster hiding in a rock! They do have rental snorkel masks but there're the full face ones and our kids don't like them luckily we had a pair of goggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineandbeach Posted August 15, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 15, 2018 We were on the East Side 2 weeks ago and the seaweed was pretty bad. Some places cleaned it. We were able to run around a lot at Punta Morena and Rastas - Although they weren't the perfect beautiful paradise I have always loved, they still had a lot to offer. I also can't confirm the path of the seaweed but we were told the West side of the island will get it in the winter and the East Side will clean up. there was no smell when we were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted August 16, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 16, 2018 The west coast is just much more protected from the currents delivering sargassum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcookie Posted September 9, 2018 Author #16 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Headed out in two weeks. Looking for any update folks might have on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosebud1g Posted September 9, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 9, 2018 We were at Paradise Beach Club Aug 15th and the seaweed was really bad. It smelled horrible. Most of us just stayed at the pool area, but our teens did the inflatables all day at the beach area. They didn't seem to mind it. I have a picture of it I can email you if you want. Just use my screen name above and add @msn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcookie Posted September 9, 2018 Author #18 Share Posted September 9, 2018 We were at Paradise Beach Club Aug 15th and the seaweed was really bad. It smelled horrible. Most of us just stayed at the pool area, but our teens did the inflatables all day at the beach area. They didn't seem to mind it. I have a picture of it I can email you if you want. Just use my screen name above and add @msn.comThanks. I'll email you. Sent from my SM-G965U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted September 9, 2018 #19 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The sargassum comes and goes on a daily basis and no one can predict beach and water conditions for any area. Just be assured that the west coast is not impacted nearly as much as other areas, and enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska59 Posted September 27, 2018 #20 Share Posted September 27, 2018 We went to Nachi last Thanksgiving 2017. We experienced very bad seaweed when we arrived @ 9:00 in the morning. However, they had two workers out there trying to remove as much as possible. Very slow process but they tried their best to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted September 27, 2018 #21 Share Posted September 27, 2018 We went to Nachi last Thanksgiving 2017. We experienced very bad seaweed when we arrived @ 9:00 in the morning. However, they had two workers out there trying to remove as much as possible. Very slow process but they tried their best to get rid of it. Unfortunately this year has been particularly bad in many places, but probably more predominantly on the east coast of Cozumel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcookie Posted September 27, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Was at chankanaab yesterday and it was all clear. Sent from my SM-G965U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishing on a star Posted October 17, 2018 #23 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Bumping this up... Will be at Coz in a few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outta My Work Clothes Posted October 30, 2018 #24 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Were at Buccanos the 1st week of Oct... water was clear to your toes.... Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifes-a-beach Posted November 3, 2018 #25 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Same at Paradise Beach today. The water is clearing up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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